Face of Mankind Opens Beta Sign-Ups

Online gamers are invited to apply to take part in the upcoming test of Duplex Systems' futuristic online world.

By IGN Staff

If you've been following our coverage of Face of Mankind and waiting to see the universe Duplex Systems is creating, you're a little bit closer now to being able to do so:

Duplex Systems Announce Beta Sign Up for Face of Mankind Duplex Systems (DPS) is now inviting applications for the beta test of their MMORPG, Face of Mankind. The application form is available online at www.faceofmankind.com.

Face of Mankind is the story of the human race 300 years from now. The action takes place in a futuristic universe, on Earth and on far reaching distant deep space colonies.

Playing as a member of one of 10 organisations, clans and corporations, your character will be placed at the heart of an epic player driven story line. Although for the beta test the 'full' story will not be unveiled, beta testers will be able to select an allegiance and develop their role playing styles. Duplex Systems have developed scenarios, especially for the Beta test, which will give Beta-testers a unique taste of things to come.

There will be 4 stages of beta testing with the first one starting by the end of November this year,

Environment and Interface testing Game play and game dynamics testing Exploit testing Open Beta: stress testing the servers

Marko Dieckmann, CEO of Duplex Systems says,

"We are anticipating a very strong demand for places on the first stage of Beta testing. The initial places are available to everyone, experienced beta testers or otherwise. What we do ask is that beta testers actively contribute to the development of the game. DPS will not rush Face of Mankind to market, so this initial testing phase is vital to iron out any bugs and build balance into the game."

Launch of Face of Mankind is scheduled for Quarter 1 of 2004. DPS aim to go Gold only when the system displays stable and consistent performance.

In our weekly coverage of the game, we've seen a number of different location such as parts of New York and Tokyo as well as some colonies out in space. - Jonric